Don’t forget the West Cork Secondary Schools Cross Country is on next Tuesday.
Info on distances etc is on West Cork site

Full results from yesterdays West Cork Cross Country are now on the West Cork site

Check out the next issue of the Southern Star for photos

Well done to all the Bandon A.C athletes in action today at the West Cork Cross Country Championships.
Some very impressive running in all races with a number of individual medal winners and alot of teams among the prizes also.

Full results to follow

Don’t forget the 1st cross country of the season is on next Sat.
West Cork Athletics are holding their Cross Country Championships in a venue near Enniskeane (See map)

Races for u9, u10, u12, u14, u16, u20, Senior and Masters.
First race will be Girls U9 which will get off at 1pm, followed by Boys u9, u10 etc. Senior races will start when Juvenile races are finished at approx 2pm.

Medals for first 3 individuals and for the top 3 teams in each race.

It would be great to see a big turnout from the club.

No pre-entry required, all athletes and spectators pay at the gate, entry at the gate is €3 for juveniles and €5 for adults.

At a recent meeting of the West Cork athletics region the following dates were set for upcoming cross countries.

Saturday 19th at 1pm will see the West Cork Athletics Cross Country Championships with exact venue yet to be confirmed but in the Dunmanway/Enniskeane region

There will be races for
U9, U10, U12, U14, U16, U20 and then Senior/Master.

No pre entry needed for West Cork Championships, just turn up on the day.
€3 entrance at the gate for juveniles, €5 for adults
All runners need to wear club singlet or club t-shirt.

West Cork Secondary Schools XC will be on Tues 29th in the usual venue in Dunmanway with an 11.30am start.
Entries through schools

Cork County Board have organized some coaching sessions between now and the end of the year.
These sessions will be an excellent opportunity for athletes to get some really good technical work done before the start of the indoor season, so would encourage athletes to attend where possible.
Full details on County Board web site

Also…just to note. The West Cork track booking from 2-3pm on Sat will be moved to 1-2pm on the days of the County coaching sessions

All registered adult members are invited to attend a club EGM on Sept 11th at 8pm in the Munster Arms Hotel.
The EGM will be discussing club development initiatives and its important for people to come along to find out the huge amount of work that has been going on behind the scenes and for the club to determine future plans which will benefit the club in the many years to come.

At the National Senior Track & Field Championships in Santry stadium over the weekend there was 4 club members in action.
On Sat, Danny Allen was 4th in his heat of the 200m and just missed qualifying to the final by around .8 of a second. Danny was also 4th in his heat in the 400m later in the day, but will have learned hugely from the experience in both races.
In the 100m heats, Phil Healy qualified comfortably for the final on Sun.
The u23 35lb Weight for Height was held on Sat with the senior version and Patrick McSweeney retained his title with a clearance of 4.75m and narrowly missed 5.00m. This was his 5th Weight for Height title in a row. Next year he will contest the senior 56lb for Height where he will attempt to follow on in the footsteps of Bandon legend Tadgh Twomey who won an incredible 18 Senior titles in the Weight for Height.
On the Sun, Phil Healy placed 5th in the final of the 100m and then later in the day narrowly missed out on a medal in the 200m placing 4th.
In the Senior Men’s Shot Putt Patrick McSweeney placed 3rd winning his first medal at National Senior level while in the women’s Shot Putt Laura McSweeney placed 6th.

Well done to everyone.
Some photos

A number of club members will be making the trip to Santry Stadium in Dublin this weekend for the National Seniors.
Phil Healy will be contesting the 100m, 200m sprints and Laura McSweeney is competing in the Shot Putt. While for the men, Danny Allen is in the 200m and 400m, Bobby Smith is in the Javelin and Patrick McSweeney is in the Shot Putt. Patrick will also contest the u23 Weight for Height where he will attempt to make it 3 titles in a row at u23 level.

Best of luck to everyone.